BUFFALO, NY — Students in grades 5th and 8th grades resumed taking the Standardized computer-base ELA tests Thursday. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) resumed the testing state-wide ...

It is painful when all of the effort that teachers and students put into teaching and learning becomes summarized by standardized test results—especially when hard-working students who have ...

Read rich and challenging fifth grade-level texts closely, proficiently and independently. Example stories: "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll; "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson ...